In case of firm evidence of LTTE involvement, a person can be detained for a period of up to 18 months under the Emergency Regulations or the Prevention of Terrorism Act.4.4 With respect to the complainant's claim under article 3 of the Convention, the State party submits that, even if a consistent pattern of gross violations of human rights existed in Sri Lanka, the existence of such a pattern would not as such constitute a sufficient ground for determining that a particular person would be at risk of being subjected to torture upon return to that country.
En cuanto a la queja del autor invocando el artículo 3 de la Convención, el Estado Parte sostiene que, aunque exista un cuadro persistente de violaciones manifiestas de los derechos humanos en Sri Lanka, ello no constituye de por sí una razón suficiente para decidir si una persona determinada correrá el riesgo de ser torturada si regresa a ese país.